An air carrier mdt may have landed without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	315930
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	315930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were handed off to miami tower and couldn't get a word in to get clearance to land. We were blocked once or twice and could have had our landing clearance blocked, but I really don't think so. If the controller gave us the landing clearance, we certainly never acknowledged it. I'm not sure the tower controller was ever even aware of us being there. They didn't tell us where to turn off or to contact ground as they always do at mia. The captain and I discussed what was best to do. We were landing on runway 12 and there were operations on runway 9R and runway 9L. We decided the safest thing to do was to proceed and land as we were certain there was no traffic conflict if we were to go ahead and land but not certain that an aircraft either departing runway 9R or going around on runway 9R wouldn't create a conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MDT MAY HAVE LANDED WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE HANDED OFF TO MIAMI TWR AND COULDN'T GET A WORD IN TO GET CLRNC TO LAND. WE WERE BLOCKED ONCE OR TWICE AND COULD HAVE HAD OUR LNDG CLRNC BLOCKED, BUT I REALLY DON'T THINK SO. IF THE CTLR GAVE US THE LNDG CLRNC, WE CERTAINLY NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED IT. I'M NOT SURE THE TWR CTLR WAS EVER EVEN AWARE OF US BEING THERE. THEY DIDN'T TELL US WHERE TO TURN OFF OR TO CONTACT GND AS THEY ALWAYS DO AT MIA. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED WHAT WAS BEST TO DO. WE WERE LNDG ON RWY 12 AND THERE WERE OPS ON RWY 9R AND RWY 9L. WE DECIDED THE SAFEST THING TO DO WAS TO PROCEED AND LAND AS WE WERE CERTAIN THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT IF WE WERE TO GO AHEAD AND LAND BUT NOT CERTAIN THAT AN ACFT EITHER DEPARTING RWY 9R OR GOING AROUND ON RWY 9R WOULDN'T CREATE A CONFLICT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.